Legal Opinion
Petitions of Davenport
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 1971No. 118-70-120-70PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C.J.
The petitioners are school teachers. By separate applications to this Court for writs of certiorari, they seek review of the action taken by the superintendent and board of school directors of the Hartford School District which resulted in their suspension, and subsequent dismissal, from the faculty of the Hartford high school. The action sought to be reviewed was taken by the school officials under the provisions of 16 V.S.A. § 1752.
■ While the specification of charges and the board’s findings, as they relate to each petitioner, vary in some respects, the procedures followed in each case are…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Weissman v. Board of Ed. of Jefferson Cty. Sch. Dist.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- State v. ReadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- Pfeil v. Rutland District CourtSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- Palmer v. Bennington School District, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- Burroughs v. West Windsor Board of School DirectorsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
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